Title
Special Recognition - Swearing-In Ceremony of Newly Elected City Councilmembers
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Conduct a swearing-in ceremony of newly elected City Councilmembers.
Report
Issue:
Whether to whether to conduct a swearing-in ceremony of newly elected City Councilmembers.
Staff Contact:
Melissa McKee, Assistant to City Council City Manager’s Office, 360.753.8443
Presenter(s):
Clark Gilman, City Councilmember Position 4
Kelly Green, City Councilmember Position 5
Robert Vanderpool, City Councilmember Position 6
Paul Berendt, City Councilmember Position 7
Background and Analysis:
Councilmembers Kelly Green, Paul Berendt, Clark Gilman, and Robert Vanderpool were elected as Olympia City Councilmembers on November 4, 2025, and are to be ceremonially sworn in at the first Olympia City Council Meeting of 2026. All newly elected Councilmembers were officially sworn in by Thurston County Auditor Mary Hall on November 25, 2025.
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